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PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA....   Green Day's The Saviors Tour, in which they played all of Dookie and the American Idiot albums in sequence. (Probably not the best choice, as it severely constrained the setlist order and was not ideal for a stadium concert.) Rancid was probably my pick for the best all-around performance of the day, although the Linda Lindas were a lot of fun. Green Day had some great song performances but their set was a little bloated and lacking the loopy spontaneity I remember from seeing them in 1998 . Smashing Pumpkins was OK, but just like when I saw them in 2000 , I was left with a "good, but" vibe. I liked some of it. But when Corgan inexplicably brought out professional wrestlers from his wrestling promotion company-- well, big sigh. One of the most remarkable moments of the concert didn't involve a live performance. Immediately prior to Green Day taking the stage, they play Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" over the sound system and...

Allegheny RiverTrail Park, Pittsburgh, PA ...   A fun night out in a beautiful location with enjoyable music!    

Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA ... The 25th annual WYEP Summer Music Festival.  

Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA....       A very pleasant night. About a quarter of the dudes in attendance had the exact same look: bushy beards, glasses, trucker hat. Modest Mouse setlist : Heart Cooks Brain What People Are Made Of Spitting Venom Out of Gas The Stars Are Projectors Third Side of the Moon Fuck Your Acid Trip Wooden Soldiers King Rat [unknown, possibly new song] Satin in a Coffin The World at Large Float On Teeth Like God's Shoeshine Satellite Skin Fire It Up [verrry long encore break] Cowboy Dan A Forest Ocean Breathes Salty Black Cadillacs Night on the Sun Cat Power setlist: Say/Great Expectations (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Good Woman Unhate Manhattan White Mustang Cross Bones Style/Nude as the News Metal Heart The Greatest The Moon Wanderer Sea of Love It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Mr. Tambourine Man

City Winery, Pittsburgh, PA.... EXTC is basically an XTC cover band, made somewhat legit due to the presence of former XTC drummer Terry Chambers. The show was a lot of fun, especially hearing any XTC songs performed live with a whiff of authenticity.  

Byham Theater, Pittsburgh, PA....   This was WYEP's 50th anniversary concert. Shawn and KT performed together for the entire show in an intimate and enjoyable journey through both artists' careers. Lots of witty storytelling between songs.     Setlist: Psycho Killer Dear Shadow Trouble Other Side of the World Polaroids (Still A) Weirdo Crazy The Boys of Summer Cry Like an Angel Black Horse and the Cherry Tree Sunny Came Home Turned a Light On Suicide Alley Through the Dark If I Were Brave Suddenly I See [encore break] Words May You Never